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Floodplain of the river Cam, extending from central Cambridge through Coe fen and Paradise Fen to Grantchester and Trumpington.
Grantchester Meadows is an area of wildflower meadows, dykes, streams, fens and reedbeds. Look for Common Kingfisher, Grey Heron, Little Grebe, Osprey, Reed Bunting, Sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, plus Eurasian Wigeon, Common Shelduck, Northern Lapwing, European Golden Plover, Eurasian Curlew, Little Egret and Northern Shoveler, when the area is flooded. Various bat species, newts, fox, badger, weasel, otter and stoat occasional.
Access from Cambridge on foot via Grantchester Meadows Lane, see map. Nearest rail station, Cambridge. Click on a P in the map for directions.
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